Idioms & Expressions A-Z

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Call it a day: 　; "Come on, let's call it a day and go home."

Call off: 　; "I need to call off the trip because I am too far behind the working schedule."

Call somebody names: 　; "The other kids used to call me names."

Call the shots: 　; "It’s my mom who calls the shots at home. "

Call somebody up: 　; "Once I arrive in London, I will call you up."

Call up: 　; "The secretary of defense called up more reserves, which brings the total number of troops on active duty to 29,000."

Calling at this early hour: 　; "Who can be calling at this early hour?"

Can’t be helped: 　; "She said she had to leave him for a while; it couldn't be helped."

Can’t be wrong: 　; "It can’t be wrong! The girl in red walking toward us is Sue."

Can’t get away with it/something: 　; "If Frank does steal that bike, he can’t get away with it."

Can’t help it: 　; "Stop biting your nails.""I can't help it."

Can’t stand it any longer: 　; "I can’t stand his bad manner any longer."

Capital idea!: 　; "It is a capital idea to raise funds for the poor students in the remote villages and mountain areas."

Carry a torch for somebody: 　; "He's been carrying a torch for your sister for years."

Cast away: 　; "If you were cast away on a desert island, what would you miss most?"

Cast down: 　; "She could not bear to see him so miserable and cast down."

Cast an eye at/on/over: 　; "The hungry cat casts an eye at the fish on the table."

Castle in the air: 　; "Some scientific inventions which were regarded as castles in the air are now accomplished."

Catch on to: 　; "It was a long time before the police caught on to what he was really doing."

Catch one's breath: 　; "Hang on a minute - let me catch my breath!"

Catch up on something: 　; "I need to catch up on some sleep."

Catch up with somebody: 　; "At the moment our technology is more advanced, but other countries are catching up with us."

Catch somebody red-handed: 　; "Earl was caught red-handed taking the money."

Chain smoker: 　; "Everyone knows that my uncle is a chain smoker."

Change hands: 　; "The house has changed hands three times in the last two years."

Change one’s opinion of somebody: 　; "I think I should change my opinion of you after your contribution to our company."

Cheap joints: 　; "The cheap joints are frequented by rowdies and hoodlums, so it is not safe to visit such places."

Check out: 　; "The Gardners checked out early this morning and left for Europe."

Check up on: 　; "In order to make sure I am actually working, he stops by my office to check up on me."

Chip in: 　; "52 people in the music industry each chipped in $250 apiece."

Clean sweep: 　; "Analysts are predicting a clean sweep for the ruling party in the forthcoming elections."

Clock watcher: 　; "We call people who are preoccupied with the arrival of quitting time clock watchers."

Close shave (close call): 　; "United had a close shave when Liverpool almost scored."

Coast is clear: 　; "If the coast is clear, it is safe for you to do something without being seen or caught."

Coin a phrase: 　; "He'd thought the flight would never - to coin a phrase - get off the ground."

Cold fish: 　; "The miserable growing background turns him into a cold fish."

Come about: 　; "I don't know how this confusion came about."

Come across: 　; "I came across an old diary in the drawer of her desk."

Come along with: 　; "We're going into town - do you want to come along?"

Come and get it: 　; "If you want the title, you can try to come and get it."

Come down with something: 　; "I think I'm coming down with a cold."

Come in: 　; "This particular sofa comes in four different colours."

Come in handy: 　; "Take your swimming trunks with you - they might come in handy."

Come into the world: 　; "My little cousin came into the world with many people’s expectation."

Come off it: 　; "Oh come off it! You can't seriously be saying you knew nothing about this."

Come on strong: 　; "I have to come on strong with some of the guys to get them to cooperate."

Come out right: 　; "The project was faced with much opposition from the locals at first, after negotiations, everything
out right in the end."

Come out with: 　; "The actor’s servant comes out with all the information we want after paying him a great amount of money."

Come right over: 　; "They will come right over after they finish their work."

Come through: 　; "I'm still waiting for my divorce to come through."

Come to terms: 　; "George and Elizabeth have come to terms with the fact that they will never have children."

Come to the point: 　; "I'll come straight to the point."

Come up with something: 　; "We've been asked to come up with some new ideas."

Come what may: 　; "Come what may; I knew he'd be able to take care of himself."

Contribute to something: 　; "Smoking certainly contributes to his early death."

Cook up a story: 　; "Mark cooks up a story in order to cover his mistake."

Cool off: 　; " I was really angry, so I left the house and took a walk to cool off."

Cooling one’s heels: 　; "Since she plans to spend her whole afternoon shopping in the mall, I decide to cool my heels in the cafe nearby."

Crazy like a fox: 　; "You think Tom was crazy to turn down the offer? He is crazy like a fox, because the company doubled the offer."

Cross my heart (and hope to die): 　; "Sara, cross my heart, I’ve never looked at another woman since the first day I set eyes on you!"

Cross that bridge when one comes to it: 　; "Do not worry too much about the debts, we will cross that bridge when we come to it."

Cross with: 　; "Sometimes I get very cross with my children."

Cry wolf: 　; "If you cry wolf too often, people will stop believing that you need help."

Cup of tea: 　; "Jazz just isn't my cup of tea - I prefer classical music."

Cut corners: 　; "Don't try to cut corners when you're decorating."

Cut down on: 　; "Many architects believe a detailed design helps to cut down on accidents."

Cut it out: 　; "Hey, you guys, cut it out - Mom's trying to get some sleep."

Cut out of the woods: 　; "According to the doctor, he needs to be observed for another 24 hours. He hasn’t been cut out of the woods yet."

Cut out: 　; "You should cut out ice cream and get more exercise."

Cut somebody down to size: 　; "When he started the job he thought he knew everything, but we soon cut him down to size."

Cut somebody off: 　; "Catherine cuts her boyfriend off with anger."

Cut something out: 　; "The idea behind these forms is to cut out fraud."

Cut-throat: 　; "Cut-throat competition is keeping prices low."

Cut-and-dried: 　; "We need a cut-and-dried decision by the end of this week."

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